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does the bowing and prostration properly and observes due humility, that prayer
will rise up, all bright and shining and will say: „May Allah take care of you as you
have taken care of me!‟ But if someone performs his prayer at the wrong time,
without correct ablution, not bowing and prostrating properly and not observing
due humility, his prayer will rise up all dark and gloomy saying: “May Allah
neglect you as you have neglected me.” Then when it has reached wherever
Allah wishes, it will be folded up like an old rag and he will be slapped with it in
the face.”
Merit of Congregational Prayer (Jama’a)
The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, said: “The merit of congregational
prayer surpasses that of individual prayer by twenty seven degrees.”
According to Abu Hurayra, the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, once
noticed that certain people were missing from the assembly. He said: “I
considered appointing someone else to lead the prayer, while I went to show my
disapproval of those absentees by burning down their houses.” According to
will rise up, all bright and shining and will say: „May Allah take care of you as you
have taken care of me!‟ But if someone performs his prayer at the wrong time,
without correct ablution, not bowing and prostrating properly and not observing
due humility, his prayer will rise up all dark and gloomy saying: “May Allah
neglect you as you have neglected me.” Then when it has reached wherever
Allah wishes, it will be folded up like an old rag and he will be slapped with it in
the face.”
Merit of Congregational Prayer (Jama’a)
The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, said: “The merit of congregational
prayer surpasses that of individual prayer by twenty seven degrees.”
According to Abu Hurayra, the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, once
noticed that certain people were missing from the assembly. He said: “I
considered appointing someone else to lead the prayer, while I went to show my
disapproval of those absentees by burning down their houses.” According to